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11-07-2016, 12:38 PM

Training ideas for pup on restricted exercise

11 month old goldy Mojo had a leg sprain last week, he's all better now but has to spend another 10 days on lead walks only. We're trying to do lots of training with him to tire him out mentally, but apart from the basics we've run out of ideas, any suggestions? bearing in mind he's quite an impulsive, bouncy pup.
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11-07-2016, 03:22 PM
Touch - training him to touch your hand or different objects

Find the Treat - three cups, treat under one and he has to use his nose to find which cup it is under

Which Hand - similar to find the treat except treat is put in one hand behind your back and when you bring your hands forward, he has to sniff out which hand it is in to get it

Head on Paws - what it says really
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11-07-2016, 04:27 PM
Scatter a handful of puppy kibble all over the lawn, and let him scavenge a snack.
Hide knotted socks or toys being clumps of long grass or heather, and reward him for finding them.
Place a treat in a small container, and hide under or behind furniture in different rooms. Make it easy to start with, till he understands the game.
Teach him to give alternate paws. I use the words Foot and Paw for left and right. Stand up and turn this into marching on the spot.
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12-07-2016, 08:18 AM
Subject: Brain games for dogs.

Brain games for dogs.

If your dog is highly intelligent then the usual training may not be enough to mentally stimulate and consequently tire your dog. This can lead to a dog that gets in to mischief.

In addition to your usual training routine you need to be providing things that really make your dog think. Some of these may require retrieve as an end result, this is taught in our intermediate course. A help sheet is available if you would like to start this sooner, especially if your dog is very bright.

Hide the toy. Get you dog interested in a favourite toy, shut them out the room and hide the toy. Let them in and encourage the dog to find the toy using the phrase "where is it?" Vary the hiding place!

This can lead on to seek back. Whilst walking around a room or your garden, casually drop something like a glove, wallet or small bunch of keys (with a leather or fabric fob attached). Continue walking a little, then say "oh I've lost (whatever the item is)" and encourage your dog to find the item.

Either of these can end with the dog indicating the item's whereabouts or with the dog picking the item up and giving it to you (this will depend on whether you have taught retrieve yet), hence the leather fob on a small bunch of keys, some dogs won't pick up metal.

In turn this can lead to scent work. Identical items are placed in a pattern on the floor, preferably by another person. You have one item on you to pick up your scent. This is placed in the pattern, the dog is encouraged to smell your hand and then find the correct item from the pattern. (We have a work sheet for more detailed instructions on how to teach this, if you are interested in it.)

Name the toy. Every time you play with the dog with a particular toy, use the toy's name. i.e ball, bone, ring. If you have multiple toys of one type be colour specific, blue ball, red ball. This starts to teach your dog item names. You can then put two or three items out on the floor and ask your dog to select the correct toy. i.e three balls, all different colours and they must choose the colour you ask for. The reward for getting it correct is a game. If they bring the wrong one, put it back in the pattern and start again. Challenge yourself...how many item names can you successfully teach your dog and how many items can you lay in a pattern and your dog still pick the right one?

Cones. Have several cones or pots of the same type. Out of view of the dog, hide a treat under one. Encourage your dog to find the treat.

Positions. Stand, sit and down in varying patterns is the basic start point. Then reduce the amount of treats used to get the position, then increase the distance you are away from your dog when you ask them to change position. Try to do this with them remaining on the same spot, not coming forward to meet you.

Human spotting. For use when you have taught your dog to retrieve.
As with toys, name yourself and any family members for the dog. This can start as hide and seek. One person holds the dog, another goes out of sight very fast and hides. Encourage the dog to find them whilst saying "where's (insert name). Lots of praise when they are found.
You can then encourage your dog to take a toy to a specific person. In the first instance,Have your dog hold the toy, say "take it to (insert name)" and at the same time that person calls the dog. This builds up with the other person not needing to call the dog because he knows who they are that your phrase means to take the toy to them.
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12-07-2016, 02:52 PM
Thanks for the replies, we'll have a try & let you know how he does. Won't be today though as Mojo now has poorly tum
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17-07-2016, 11:11 AM
Hello I think this article that i've search on internet will help you to success to train your dog.
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